Telling critical stories from the edges of the world.
Seasonal rice harvests in the Mekong River Delta are threatened by the rise of sea tides due to climate change.
This film is part of the Mekong Diaries; Goodmorningbeautiful travelled the length of the Mekong, the world’s last wild great river, as the forces of development change it forever.
At the mouth of the river, climate change is affecting of the lives of both those who fish the river and those who fish in the sea.
This film is part of the Mekong Diaries series; Goodmorningbeautiful travelled the length of the Mekong, the world’s last wild great river, as the forces of development change it forever.
The Mekong Delta has traditionally served as a nexus of commerce to the people of South Vietnam, but now development is threatening the way of life for millions who call the Delta home.
This film is part of the Mekong Diaries series; Goodmorningbeautiful travelled the length of the Mekong, the world’s last wild great river, as the forces of development change it forever.
Once, evergreen forests stretched across Southeast Asia. Now the largest forest of this kind lies next to the Mekong River in Cambodia, and it is unprotected.
Custodians of the land and forest since before recorded history, the rhythms of Kuy traditions, beliefs, medicines and livelihoods are interwoven with existence of Prey Lang Forest.
Already there are mines, logging and rubber plantations. But these are small scale compared to what is coming next. International investment in mining, roads, plantations and dams could turn Prey Lang into an industrial estate with just a few years.
Once already the Kuy rose up to save Prey Lang from logger’s chainsaws. But more is needed than patrolling and advocacy. It is going to take the outside world waking up to the human and environmental imperative to save Prey Lang and the Kuy people.
Before the axe falls.
The Mekong River, a mother for millions in South East Asia now under threat by dams, development and climate change. Expedition travels to the heart of the river in Cambodia where locals fear for their future if large hydropower projects are built on their river.
On the banks of the Mekong in the capital of Laos in Vientiane, people lives are intimately connected to the river.
The dramatic annual rise and fall of the Mekong’s waters create a pulse for the Tonle Sap, a great lake at the heart of Cambodia, supporting the lives of the poorest with an abundance of fish, for now.
Cambodians gather in their nation’s capital, Phnom Penh, to witness the traditional boat races and nightly fireworks.
Officially, the military regime fights drug production in Shan State, Burma, but our reporters meet with local residents who expose the army as a main participant in the manufacturing process.
The Tonle Sap, the largest inland lake in South East Asia is geographically and culturally the centre of Kindgom of Cambodia. The flooded forests of this epic inland sea, are so rich in fishstocks that they provide nutrition for the entire nation.
Alexandra Cousteau interviews Carl Middleton from International Rivers on the Mekong River as it flows through Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Alexandra Cousteau interviews Conservation International’s David Emmett on the Tonle Sap, Cambodia.
